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...country terrorist sanctuaries? Will pro-democracy reformers in Iran wrest power from the country's aging theocrats or be squelched by a new crackdown? Can Pakistan's secular government and Saudi Arabia's ruling family survive the increasingly violent campaign waged by bin Laden--linked extremists to destroy them both? Here's a glimpse at the global war for the future of Islam--and what it may mean for the rest of the world...
...attack by al-Qaeda militants on a compound in Khobar in late May that killed 22 people, the imam at the mosque in Medina dismissed terrorism as a "summer cloud" before ending with a typical rant against the Jews: "O vanquisher of the infidels, defeat them, shake them up, destroy them!" The failure of the Saudis to rein in such elements could prove disastrous were the clerics ever to decide to incite their followers to rise up against the regime--which bin Laden has called for. The determination of Islamic militants to topple the Saudi regime and gain control...
...danger of collapse in the eastern and southern walls," says Shuka Dorfman, head of the Antiquities Authority. Awwad says a team of Jordanian experts is fixing the problem in the southern wall and will soon move onto the eastern wall. "My job is to keep and preserve, not to destroy and change the site," says Awwad. "I don't have anything to hide." Israeli archaeologists want Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to force the Waqf to let them inside Solomon's Stable. Though he has stepped up restrictions on renovations, Sharon doesn't want to interfere, fearing a Muslim backlash...
...midterm elections by suggesting the party cared more about protecting its labor supporters than protecting the country. "This is an ideological Administration that's different from Reagan and Bush One, which were very conservative but principled," Kennedy argues. "They wanted to win, but this Administration wants to destroy the opposition...
...enforcement and natural-disaster personnel do: quietly, efficiently - without alarming the public with color codes and "special reports." Tony DiBiasio Surprise, Arizona, U.S. President Bush is right on target. Terrorists are our biggest threat. Forget worrying about the economy. That won't matter if we allow terrorists to destroy our nation. Rosemary Stock Strongsville, Ohio, U.S. Highly sensitive information about possible terrorist attacks, regardless of the public interest, should be revealed only on a need-to-know basis. And that need should be determined by the ability to do something about the threat. Ben Thompson Marietta, Pennsylvania, U.S. Saddam Hussein...